Apr 05 Watch 4:36 Nuclear negotiators: What role did other world powers play in talks with Iran? By PBS News Hour The recently concluded nuclear talks with Iran were much more than a negotiation with just the United States. Plenty of other countries in Western Europe and Asia also played a part, but to what extent? Gary Sick, a former National… Continue watching
Apr 03 Former inspector: The good, bad and ugly from Iran Nuclear Deal By David Kay David Kay, the former Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency, applauds the completion of a framework for a final nuclear deal with Iran. But, he warns, the hard part will be turning this into an enforceable… Continue reading
Apr 03 Obama’s quest for Iran deal set to collide with Capitol Hill By Julie Pace, Associated Press After securing a surprisingly broad and detailed framework for a nuclear agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama must now subject his signature foreign policy pursuit to the gauntlet of partisan American politics. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 12:39 Can Iran nuclear framework agreement win over skeptics in Washington and Tehran? By PBS News Hour The nuclear program framework agreed to by Iran and six world powers would limit that country’s uranium enrichment and its number of centrifuges. After verification, the European Union, the U.N. and the U.S. would lift sanctions. Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Apr 01 Updated: Negotiators work out crux of Iran nuclear deal By Larisa Epatko Negotiators announced a breakthrough Thursday on key principles of Iran's nuclear program, including limiting its uranium enrichment capacity, in exchange for the lifting of nuclear-related financial sanctions against Iran. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 4:35 Stockpiles and sanctions threaten Iran nuclear deal deadline By PBS News Hour Less than 24 hours before the deadline, significant gaps stand in the way of a deal over Iran’s nuclear program. Judy Woodruff talks to Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News, who is covering the talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Continue watching
Mar 30 Officials: Iran nuke talks solving some issues, not others By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program reached a critical phase Monday with diplomats struggling to overcome substantial differences just a day before a deadline for the outline of an agreement. Continue reading
Mar 29 Officials: Iran nuclear talks show progress, but obstacles remain By Matthew Lee, George Jahn, Associated Press Iran may accept new constraints on uranium enrichment but is pushing back about the length of limits on technology it could use to make nuclear arms, Western officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 28 Iran nuclear talks expand as deadline for deal approaches By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program picked up pace on Saturday with the French and German foreign ministers joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in talks with Tehran's top diplomat ahead of an end-of-March deadline for a preliminary deal. Continue reading